Lesions caused by ricin applied to rabbit eyes

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1113-1116

  Strocchi, Paola ^a   Dozza, Barbara ^a   Pecorella, Irene ^b   Fresina, Michela ^a   Campos, Emilio ^a   Stirpe, Fiorenzo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c Dipto di Patologia Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; LACTOSE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; RICIN; EYE DROPS;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONJUNCTIVA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFLAMMATION; EYE INJURY; EYELID; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPEREMIA; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; KERATITIS; KIDNEY; LAVAGE; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RICINUS COMMUNIS; SCLERA; SPLEEN; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DRUG EFFECT; EYE; MYOSITIS; PATHOLOGY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UVEITIS;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EYE; EYELIDS; KERATITIS; MALE; MYOSITIS; OPHTHALMIC SOLUTIONS; RABBITS; RICIN; UVEITIS;

EID: 18244390259     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-0769     Document Type: Article

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